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surrealism

🇬🇧 UK/sә'riәlizm/🇺🇸 US
GREC1

Definitions

n.

A 20th-century artistic movement that expressed the subconscious mind through dreamlike, fantastical imagery

超现实主义

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
surover, above
+
realactual, existing, thing
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=surrealism

Common Collocations

  • 1.surrealism movement超现实主义运动
  • 2.influenced by surrealism受超现实主义影响
  • 3.elements of surrealism超现实主义元素
  • 4.[surrealist imagery]超现实主义意象

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Salvador Dalí's melting clocks are among the most iconic images in surrealism.

  • 2.

    Surrealism challenged conventional art by exploring dreams and the unconscious mind.

  • 3.

    The film's bizarre plot and distorted visuals drew heavily from surrealism.

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